Stephen Kotev

Adjunct Professor and Conflict Resolution Consultant

Masters of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Bachelors of Arts in History with Peace and Conflict Studies and International Studies Options, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada

Biography

Stephen Kotev has been a conflict resolution consultant offering mediation, negotiation and facilitation services, conflict coaching, training, and somatic education to private and government clients since 2009. Mr. Kotev has successfully mediated over one hundred workplace and EEO disputes for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Navy, Department of Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration, the EEOC, the United Parcel Service, and the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, and other organizations. For the past seven years, he has served as adjunct faculty at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution in Arlington, Virginia. He is based in Washington, D.C. and can be contacted at www.StephenKotev.com.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

Over 1,400 hours of mediation and conflict resolution training, encompassing EEO and workplace disputes, cross-cultural communication and advanced facilitation skills
Certified conflict coach, specializing in workplace disputes
Successfully mediated cases involving, age, disability, harassment, retaliation, equal pay/compensation, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual harassment, promotion/lack of promotion, fee disputes, management/employee disputes, cross-cultural conflicts, discrimination, performance reviews and other general workplace conflicts
Adjunct professor with George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution since 2007
Lead facilitator for the HR&A Business Transformation Team of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Conducted trainings for international and national audiences including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, Germany, Northern Ireland the Transportation Security Agency, the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution, Kennesaw State University and numerous community mediation centers

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

Chair of the Association for Conflict Resolution Taskforce on Safety in ADR
One of only two individuals to have been employed by both of the nation’s two largest ADR membership organizations – the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and the Association for Conflict Resolution
Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution

Education and Certification

M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2006
B.A., History and Peace & Conflict Studies, University of Waterloo, 1997
International Exchange, Peace & Conflict Studies, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1995-1996
Mediation Skills Training Institute, LMPC, 1991
Certified Conflict Coach, Conflict Coaching Matters LLC, 2013
Mediating EEO and Workplace Disputes, Northern Virginia Mediation Service, 2010
Advanced Facilitation Skills, Northern Virginia Mediation Service, 2005
Certified in Embodied Peacemaking, Dr. Paul Linden of Being in Movement
Black Belt in the Japanese Martial Art of Aikido and Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu‐Jitsu

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ADR Experience and Qualifications

Over 1,400 hours of mediation and conflict resolution training, encompassing EEO and workplace disputes, cross-cultural communication and advanced facilitation skills
Certified conflict coach, specializing in workplace disputes
Successfully mediated cases involving, age, disability, harassment, retaliation, equal pay/compensation, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual harassment, promotion/lack of promotion, fee disputes, management/employee disputes, cross-cultural conflicts, discrimination, performance reviews and other general workplace conflicts
Adjunct professor with George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution since 2007
Lead facilitator for the HR&A Business Transformation Team of the Department of V

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